Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-04-27
THE WITCH'S FATE.
A Cruel Prejudice of Old Times More Than
Equaled Now.

Not many decades ago in this country,
the people were excited over wltchcraft.-
Persons suspected were thrown into the
water; if not witches, they would down: II
thew were witches, they would swim ashore,
and would be put to death In any event,
they were doomed
Not many years ago if a person were TAX
en- sick with advanced disorder OF the kid
neys, the physician would pronounce the
disease Bright's disease, and when 80 de-
clared, he regarded his responsibility at an
end, for medical authority admitted that the
disease was incurable.
When the physician found a patient thus
afflicted, he would say, ooh, slight attack
of the kidneys; will be all right in little
whjle.' He knew to the contrary. But If
he could keep his patient on his hands for
few months, he knew he would derive great
revenue from his case, and then when the
disease had progressed to certain stage,
he would state the facts and retire, exoner
ated frem all blame.
But the error of supposed the disease in
durable, has swayed the public mind, long
after the fact has ceased to be. But public
opinion has been educated to the true status
of the case by those whs have discounted
the incurability theory, and the public re-
cegnizes and testifes to the fact that War
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This has been shown with thousands of testi-
menials.
Upon referring to them in our files we
find that S., 200 reward will be given to any
one whe can prove that so far as the manu-
facturers know they are not genuine, ana
that hundreds of thousands similar in char
acter could be published, if it were neces-
sary.
This condition of things is very amusing
to the journalist, who looks upon all sides
of every question, Proof should be accept
cd by all, but prejudice fights proof for many
years. It seems strange that when a pro-
pretary medicine is doing the good that
Warmers safe cure is, that the physicians
do not publicly indorse it. Many of them,
we are told, privately prescribe it, as it if
sold by dealers in every part of the country
A few years ago, as stated, when MAI
had Brights disease, the doctor boldly an
nounced it, because he thought it relieved
him of responsibility.
To-day when prominent people are dying
land hundreds of thousands of common peo
pie die of the same disease,) we are tolo
that doctors disguise the fact that it II
Bright's disease of the kidneys and say thai
they die of paralysis, of apoplexy, of pneu
monia, of consumption, of general debility
of rheumatism, of heart disease, of bieoe
poisoning, or some other of the names o.
the direct effects of kidney disease. They
ara not the real disease itself
We sometimes wonder if they avoid stat
ing the real cause of disease for fear they
will drive the public into patronage Of thu
only scientific proprietary specific for kid
ney diseases and the thousand and one dis
eases that originate in inactive kidneys.
We do not believe every advertisement
we read. Some people perhaps may regard
this article as an advertisement and will
not believe it, but we are candid enough tt
say that we believe the parties above men
toned have stated their case and proved it
and under such circumstances the public il
unwise if it is longer Influenced by advers
prejudice.